| Wedding Gowns and Formalwear Alterations Some Services I offer: Alterations and Customizations Placing bustles, both french and traditional. Aisle-ready steaming for photos and wedding day Iron crenolyns (the stiff tulle under your dress and what your slip is made of) Spot cleaning and repairs |
| French Bustles. Each one is different and can vary in difficulty by the height of the Bride and length and width of the train. before: 6 hooks later: |
After the Bride being told it
couldn't be done, she found
me and I took the zipper out,
let out the sides of the dress,
put bust darts in and bustled it.
She was fabulous and glowing,
and she could breath because
it's lace up!
Sheila
Dress purchased from Nearly
New Consignment Store
couldn't be done, she found
me and I took the zipper out,
let out the sides of the dress,
put bust darts in and bustled it.
She was fabulous and glowing,
and she could breath because
it's lace up!
Sheila
Dress purchased from Nearly
New Consignment Store
This is Anna. She saw a simple, sweetheart neckline
ballroom gown with a fabulous long sleeved jacket,
embellished with pearls and sequins. I found the gown to
buy and made the lace jacket from illusion, then appliqued
the whole thing. It buttoned up the back and was so pretty!
Thank you, Anna for trusting me with a picture and my
promise that it could be done!
ballroom gown with a fabulous long sleeved jacket,
embellished with pearls and sequins. I found the gown to
buy and made the lace jacket from illusion, then appliqued
the whole thing. It buttoned up the back and was so pretty!
Thank you, Anna for trusting me with a picture and my
promise that it could be done!
| This precious Homecoming Queen was having a hard time finding a dress worthy of a Queen, so we decided to Make her dress. It was 2 piece with an embroidered and beaded top, lettuce leaf edged chiffon skirt and she was awesome! |
| This beaded drop-waist had to be taken in from the waist down. Which meant take beads off, take it up, take the skirt up, repleat, rebead. It turned out very smooth, as you can see. |
| Custom homecoming (red) or flowergirl dresses (below). with bustles or petals, or just lots of tulle for the traditional princess look. Remember to order extra fabric with your Maids dresses! |
| This dress we took the sleeves off, took it up in the shoulders and took it up in the bodice and waist by about 8 sizes! Taking off the sleeves updated the dress, made a huge difference and kept her from buying a new dress. It had a huge train and just turned out beautiful. |
I found this picture of Tessa and
baby Jovie, back in our store in
Boardwalk Village.
baby Jovie, back in our store in
Boardwalk Village.
| After 3 hook bustle |
| Before Bustle |
BEFORE, it was a total white dress.
We cut the zipper out, made it lace
up, beaded some red on selected
appliques and she was
Homecoming Queen!!!
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We cut the zipper out, made it lace
up, beaded some red on selected
appliques and she was
Homecoming Queen!!!
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The satin cord on the edge of
Tulle is a hem I do a lot.
Tulle is a hem I do a lot.
| Custom Homecoming Dresses for the Princesses. Both silver, trimmed in Burgundy. One chose a circle cut ballroom skirt with a jacket, the other chose silver tulle with burgundy satin trim to match the sash was just beautiful. |
| My Cousin, Corrie had a baby girl and this is what we came up with for her room. The end tables were attached to the wall, so we made black satin runners to hang over the pink tulle we suspended from underneath. I covered the pad in the swing with pink satin and made it so it slips off, everything is washable. The crib we just made satin sheets and covered an inexpensive bumper pad with black and white satin. Little Mattea came home to a classy satin nursery. |
If you want your tea length dresses to
look like they are the same "tea
length", order them long and we'll hem
them the same distance from the
floor. This levels out the varied
heights of these girls.
look like they are the same "tea
length", order them long and we'll hem
them the same distance from the
floor. This levels out the varied
heights of these girls.
This is the only picture we could
find for this dress. Anything not
determined by the picture, we just
did the way we wanted, like flare
of skirt, lowness of halter back,
etc.
find for this dress. Anything not
determined by the picture, we just
did the way we wanted, like flare
of skirt, lowness of halter back,
etc.
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I altered this pageant dress for my
neighbor, all bustley and fabulous, you
can see she did well.
neighbor, all bustley and fabulous, you
can see she did well.
I make custom
veils, edged with
almost any trim
ribbon. I can
help design a
veil that you will
LOVE for $25 a
layer up to
fingertip
length.
veils, edged with
almost any trim
ribbon. I can
help design a
veil that you will
LOVE for $25 a
layer up to
fingertip
length.
| If the crenolyn under your dress looks like this, you need to call me. This needs to be smooth, not bumpy! You won't know how poufy your dress should look - and it can't be hemmed until this is pressed! |
I make custom sashes for pageants,
homecomings or any other occasion
you might need one for. This 2 color
sash of satin is embroidered in silver
with the year and Title. These are
labor intensive with color border and
angled at the top so it fits nicely on the
shoulder. Any color, any words.
$60.00
Back is plain, single color.
homecomings or any other occasion
you might need one for. This 2 color
sash of satin is embroidered in silver
with the year and Title. These are
labor intensive with color border and
angled at the top so it fits nicely on the
shoulder. Any color, any words.
$60.00
Back is plain, single color.
This beaded/sequined dress wouldn't
zip and I couldn't get it under the
machine to sew loops on it - to make it
lace up. So I hand sewed strips across
the back and sequined them to make
the pattern look continuous. I left the
zipper in, and it looked great!
zip and I couldn't get it under the
machine to sew loops on it - to make it
lace up. So I hand sewed strips across
the back and sequined them to make
the pattern look continuous. I left the
zipper in, and it looked great!
This awesome pink dress
was many sizes too big
and too long. We made
it fit AND she climbed up
there and led the band!!
was many sizes too big
and too long. We made
it fit AND she climbed up
there and led the band!!
Your train doesn't have
to be big and/or floufy to
need a bustle.
to be big and/or floufy to
need a bustle.
The gold pin on your left
marks how too BIG this
dress was, so we cut the
zipper out to the waist and
made it lace up. TOTALLY
DIFFERENT DRESS!
marks how too BIG this
dress was, so we cut the
zipper out to the waist and
made it lace up. TOTALLY
DIFFERENT DRESS!
This dress was way too
small, so we opened it up
with lace up. I still had to let
it out on the sides because
It needs to be able to zip to
the waist!
small, so we opened it up
with lace up. I still had to let
it out on the sides because
It needs to be able to zip to
the waist!
This is my custom Prom dress for 2010. Camo,
billowy skirt, hunter orange sash, chocolate
brown halter top. This turned out SO CUTE!
billowy skirt, hunter orange sash, chocolate
brown halter top. This turned out SO CUTE!
| Both of these dresses were purchased at Nearly New Consignment |
My sewing shop.
Amanda needed a
bustle, she would have
been miserable hassling
with this train! So I
added beadwork on the
back to hide the hook,
and she was good to go.
bustle, she would have
been miserable hassling
with this train! So I
added beadwork on the
back to hide the hook,
and she was good to go.
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